Summary
Ryan Gaddis is a research and design lead with nine years of professional experience crafting user-centered digital products across government, nonprofit, and commercial sectors. Currently at Skylight, he partners with agencies like the CDC and USDS to modernize public health data and services, blending policy-minded research with practical design systems. Previously a multi-year design lead at Mozilla and senior consultant at Pivotal Labs, he brings deep expertise in UX strategy, prototyping, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. He also teaches digital design and has roots in theater and multimedia, which inform his emphasis on storytelling and human-centered communication in complex technical projects. Based in Denver, he combines studio-level craft with the operational rigor needed for large public-sector engagements.
9 years of coding experience
Bachelors of Fine Arts, Digital Design, Bachelors of Fine Arts, Digital Design at University of Colorado at Denver